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My Sweet Lord

John Gary Williams
Track 59 on The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 

Producers

Al Jackson Jr., Henry Bush &
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My Sweet Lord Lyrics

[Chorus]
My sweet Lord
My Lord
My Lord

[Verse 1]
I really wanna see you
I really wanna be with you
I really wanna see you, Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord

[Chorus]
My sweet Lord
My Lord
My Lord

[Verse 2]
I really wanna know you
I'd really wanna go with you
I really wanna show you, Lord
That it won't take long, my Lord

[Chorus]
(Hallelujah)
My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
My Lord (Hallelujah)
My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
[Verse 3]
I really wanna see you
I really wanna see you
I really wanna see you Lord
I really wanna see you Lord
But it takes so long, my Lord

[Chorus]
(Hallelujah)
My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
My Lord (Hallelujah)
My, my, my Lord (Hallelujah)

[Verse 4]
I really wanna know you (Hallelujah)
I really wanna go with you (Hallelujah)
I really wanna show you, Lord
That it won't take long, my Lord

[Chorus]
(Hallelujah)
Mmmmm (Hallelujah)
My sweet Lord (Hallelujah)
My, my Lord (Hallelujah)

[Instrumental Break]
[Chorus]
Mmmmm, my Lord (Hare Krishna)
My, my, my Lord (Hare Krishna)
My sweet Lord (Krishna, Krishna)
Ooh (Hare Hare)

[Verse 5]
Now I really wanna see you (Hare Rama)
I really wanna be with you (Hare Rama)
I really wanna see you, Lord
Ahh
But it takes so long, my Lord

[Chorus]
(Hallelujah)
Mmmmm, my Lord (Hallelujah)
My, my, my Lord (Hare Krishna)
My sweet Lord (Hare Krishna)
My sweet Lord (Krishna, Krishna)
My Lord (Hare Hare)
Mmmmm (Gurur Brahma)
Mmmmm

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The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975 (1994)
Various Artists
  1. 1.
    Yum Yum Yum (I Want Some)
  2. 2.
    Carry On
  3. 3.
    Do Your Thing
  4. 4.
    I’ve Been Lonely For So Long
  5. 5.
    Nothing Is Everlasting
  6. 6.
    Hearsay
  7. 7.
    Angel of Mercy
  8. 8.
    In the Rain
  9. 9.
    She’s My Old Lady Too
  10. 10.
    Explain It To Her Mama
  11. 11.
    Right On
  12. 12.
    Doing My Own Thing (Part 1)
  13. 13.
    My Honey And Me
  14. 14.
    Let’s Stay Together (Instrumental)
  15. 15.
    Bring It Home (And Give It To Me)
  16. 16.
    Look Around You
  17. 17.
    Don’t Do It/I’m With You
  18. 18.
    I’ll Take You There
  19. 19.
    Which Way
  20. 20.
    Living A Life Without Love
  21. 21.
    What’s Good For You (Don’t Have To Be Good To You)
  22. 22.
    Let Me Repair Your Heart
  23. 23.
    What’s Usual Seems Natural
  24. 24.
    I Wanna Make Up (Before We Break Up)
  25. 25.
    Ain’t That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)
  26. 26.
    Walking The Backstreets And Crying
  27. 27.
    Save Us
  28. 28.
    6-3-8 (That’s The Number To Play)
  29. 29.
    Starting All Over Again
  30. 30.
    Keep On Loving Me
  31. 31.
    I’m Afraid The Masquerade is Over
  32. 32.
    Goin’ Down Slow (Parts 1 & 2)
  33. 33.
    I Could Never Be Happy
  34. 34.
    Don’t Take My Kindness For Weakness
  35. 35.
    I’ll Play the Blues for You (Parts 1 & 2)
  36. 36.
    I Dedicate My Life To You
  37. 37.
    Do The Sweetback
  38. 38.
    Gettin’ Funky ’Round Here
  39. 39.
    When The Chips Are Down
  40. 40.
    Sugar
  41. 41.
    You’re Good Enough (To Be My Baby)
  42. 42.
    This World
  43. 43.
    Helping Man
  44. 44.
    Ain’t I Good?
  45. 45.
    Dance, Dance, Dance (Part 1)
  46. 46.
    Dedicated to the One I Love
  47. 47.
    Toast to the Fool
  48. 48.
    Stop Doggin’ Me
  49. 49.
    Trouble
  50. 50.
    I’m Gonna Cry Me A River
  51. 51.
    Itch And Scratch, Pt. 1
  52. 52.
    What Would I Do
  53. 53.
    I Know It’s Not Right (To Be In Love With A Married Man)
  54. 54.
    Holy Cow
  55. 55.
    What Goes Around (Must Come Around)
  56. 56.
    Theme From The Men (Instrumental)
  57. 57.
    Endlessly
  58. 58.
    You Hurt Me For The Last Time
  59. 59.
    My Sweet Lord
  60. 60.
    Breaking up Somebody’s Home
  61. 61.
    How Can You Mistreat The One You Love
  62. 62.
    From Toys To Boys
  63. 63.
    The Dryer (Vocal) (Part 1)
  64. 64.
    I May Not Be All You Want (But I’m All You Got)
  65. 65.
    Ain’t No Sweat
  66. 66.
    Do Me
  67. 67.
    Rainy Day
  68. 68.
    It Ain’t Always What You Do (It’s Who You Let See You Do It)
  69. 69.
    I May Not Be What You Want
  70. 70.
    Funky Robot
  71. 71.
    Don’t You Fool With My Soul (Part 1)
  72. 72.
    Oh La De Da
  73. 73.
    What Do You See In Her?
  74. 74.
    A Thousand Miles Away
  75. 75.
    Hey You! Get Off My Mountain
  76. 76.
    Rolling Down a Mountainside
  77. 77.
    You’re Still My Brother
  78. 78.
    Stop Half Loving These Women
  79. 79.
    Lovin’ On Borrowed Time
  80. 80.
    Lay Your Loving On Me
  81. 81.
    The Time
  82. 82.
    Heaven Knows
  83. 84.
    Short Stopping
  84. 85.
    Be What You Are
  85. 86.
    I’ve Got To Love Somebody’s Baby
  86. 87.
    Playing On Me
  87. 88.
    Long As You’re The One Somebody In The World*
  88. 89.
    This Is My Song Of Love To You
  89. 90.
    Sugarcane
  90. 91.
    Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing
  91. 92.
    Baby, Lay Your Head Down (Gently On My Bed)
  92. 93.
    Check Me Out
  93. 94.
    Runnin’ Back (And Forth)
  94. 95.
    Crossing Over The Bridge
  95. 96.
    Love’s Maze
  96. 97.
    It Ain’t Easy
  97. 98.
    Love Among People
  98. 99.
    What It Is
  99. 100.
    I’ve Got To Go On Without You
  100. 101.
    Love Is Taking Over
  101. 102.
    Ruby Dean
  102. 103.
    I’m So Glad I Fell In Love With You
  103. 104.
    Fell For You
  104. 105.
    Cheaper To Keep Her
  105. 106.
    I Know You Don’t Want Me No More
  106. 107.
    If You’re Ready (Come Go with Me)
  107. 108.
    Slipped and Tripped
  108. 109.
    Peace Be Still
  109. 110.
    I’ll Be The Other Woman
  110. 111.
    The Martian Hop
  111. 112.
    I Had A Talk With My Man
  112. 113.
    At Last
  113. 114.
    Joy (Pt. 1)
  114. 115.
    Good Woman Turning Bad
  115. 116.
    Mose (Part 3)
  116. 117.
    I’ll Be Your Santa Baby
  117. 118.
    I Wanna Do Things For You
  118. 119.
    That’s What the Blues Is All About
  119. 120.
    One Way Love Affair
  120. 121.
    Tin Pan Alley
  121. 122.
    The Funky Bird
  122. 123.
    We’re Getting Careless With Our Love
  123. 124.
    What Do the Lonely Do At Christmas
  124. 125.
    Season’s Greetings
  125. 126.
    Don’t Lose Faith In Me Lord
  126. 127.
    Don’t Start Loving Me (If You’re Gonna Stop)
  127. 128.
    Touch a Hand, Make a Friend
  128. 129.
    And I Panicked
  129. 130.
    Change It All
  130. 131.
    Gettin’ What You Want (Losin’ What You Got)
  131. 132.
    He’s Mine
  132. 133.
    My Woman Is Good To Me
  133. 134.
    I Got You And I’m Glad
  134. 135.
    Put a Little Love Away
  135. 136.
    Suzy
  136. 137.
    The Same Folks
  137. 138.
    You Make The Sunshine
  138. 139.
    The Whole Damn World Is Going Crazy
  139. 140.
    Circuit’s Overloaded
  140. 141.
    Wonderful
  141. 142.
    Behind Closed Doors
  142. 143.
    Guess Who
  143. 144.
    Dirty Tricks
  144. 145.
    Whicha Way Did It Go
  145. 146.
    Talking To The People
  146. 147.
    I’ve Been Born Again
  147. 148.
    Neckbone
  148. 149.
    Wounded Woman
  149. 150.
    Stop Doggin’ Me
  150. 151.
    Goodness Gracious
  151. 152.
    City In The Sky
  152. 153.
    Title Theme
  153. 154.
    Soul Street
  154. 155.
    Flat Tire
  155. 156.
    Love Makes It Right
  156. 157.
    Mr. Cool That Ain’t Cool
  157. 158.
    Boogie Ain’t Nuttin’ (But Gettin’ Down), Pt. 1
  158. 159.
    Highway to Heaven
  159. 160.
    Get It While It’s Hot
  160. 161.
    Passing Thru
  161. 162.
    Keep An Eye On Your Close Friends
  162. 163.
    My Main Man
  163. 164.
    That’s The Way I Want To Live My Life
  164. 165.
    Forever And A Day
  165. 166.
    Baby, I’m Through
  166. 167.
    It’s September
  167. 168.
    Woman to Woman
  168. 169.
    Did You Hear Yourself (Part 1)
  169. 170.
    You Need A Friend Like Mine
  170. 171.
    I Love, I Love
  171. 172.
    Let Me Back In
  172. 173.
    Cross Cut Saw
  173. 174.
    ColdBlooded
  174. 175.
    Bump Meat
  175. 176.
    (Too Little In Common To Be Lovers) Too Much Going To Say Goodbye
  176. 177.
    Bump And Boogie (Part 1)
  177. 178.
    What’s Happening Baby (Part 1)
  178. 179.
    Who Made The Man
  179. 180.
    I Keep Thinking To Myself
  180. 181.
    I Got A Reason To Smile (Cause I Got You)
  181. 182.
    Try To Leave Me If You Can (I Bet You Can’t Do It)
  182. 183.
    Burning On Both Ends
  183. 184.
    There Are More Questions Than Answers
  184. 185.
    Santa Claus Wants Some Lovin’
  185. 186.
    I Can’t Let You Go
  186. 187.
    I Betcha Didn’t Know That
  187. 188.
    Lovin’ You, Lovin’ Me
  188. 189.
    Do The Double Bump
  189. 190.
    Come and Get Your Love
  190. 191.
    Dark Skin Woman (Part 1)
  191. 192.
    It Ain’t No Fun
  192. 193.
    If You Talk In Your Sleep
  193. 194.
    Talk To The Man
  194. 195.
    You’re Astounding
  195. 196.
    Dy-No-Mite (Did You Say My Love)
  196. 197.
    Boom-A-Rang
  197. 198.
    Come What May
  198. 199.
    Try Me Tonight
  199. 200.
    Groovin’ On My Baby’s Love
  200. 201.
    I Can’t Shake Your Love (Can’t Shake You Loose)
  201. 202.
    I Wanna Play With You
  202. 203.
    I’m Doing Fine
  203. 204.
    No Way (I Can Live Without You)
  204. 205.
    Back Road Into Town
  205. 206.
    I’m So Glad I Met You
  206. 207.
    Packed Up And Took My Mind
  207. 208.
    Just Keep On Loving Me
  208. 209.
    How Can I Be A Witness
  209. 210.
    Jump Back ’75 (Part 1)
  210. 211.
    I Got To Be Myself
  211. 212.
    It’s Worth a Whippin’
  212. 213.
    Holy Ghost
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Release Date
January 1, 2008
My Sweet Lord Is A Cover Of
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R&BChristianGospelCoverSoul
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